double standard alert!
Double standard is an understatement.
In the Duke lacrosse hoax three young men were falsely accused and the police and DA’s office all piled on. Numerous calls have been made for the justice department to come in and investigate the civil rights violations. They haven’t done so, apparently because the lacrosse players are white - so it’s okay.
The false accuser, Crystal Gail Mangum, has not been prosecuted, apparently because she is black. The AG (who wants to run for governor) says he won’t prosecute her because she has mental health problems. Somebody should tell Hinkley how to get that ‘get out of jail free’ card. Oh, he’s white, so that card won’t work.
“double standard alert!”
Just another nail in the coffin for respect of the rule of law.
Either it’s a crime or it’s not. All are held equal or none.
That’s not even mentioning the complete idiocy of thought crimes in general.
No real reason to respect judges, lawyers, courts or legislators any more, other than simple habit.
I tend to leave LEOs out of that matrix. They’re as stuck in the middle as the rest of us.
The only question now is how much longer until the degrading of respect starts to bleed over into refusal to tolerate.